2006 WNBA draft
| 2006 WNBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | April 5, 2006 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts (main draft) |
| Networks | ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNU |
| Overview | |
| League | WNBA |
| Expansion teams | Chicago Sky |
| First selection | Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx |
On April 5, 2006, the WNBA Draft took place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The draft was held in conjunction with the 2006 NCAA women's basketball tournament, which had its championship game the night before at the TD Banknorth Garden, now known as TD Garden, in Boston. This marked the first WNBA draft ever held outside New Jersey.
The first round of the draft was televised on ESPN2, while the second and third rounds were shown on ESPNU and NBA TV. Linda Cohn hosted the draft coverage. Four of the top six draft picks would be named to the All-Star Game in their rookie season: Seimone Augustus, Cappie Pondexter, Sophia Young, and Candice Dupree.
A separate expansion draft for the Chicago Sky took place on November 16, 2005.[1]
Key
| ! | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-WNBA Team |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| # | Denotes player who never played in the WNBA regular season or playoffs |
| Bold | Denotes player who won Rookie of the Year |
Draft
Round 1
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Round 2
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ann Strother (traded to Phoenix) | G |  United States | Houston Comets (from Charlotte) | Connecticut |
| 16 | Shanna Zolman | G | United States | San Antonio Silver Stars | Tennessee |
| 17 | Ambrosia Anderson (traded to Minnesota) | F | United States | Detroit Shock (from Minnesota) | BYU |
| 18 | Liz Shimek (traded to Houston) | F | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Michigan State |
| 19 | Nikki Blue | G | United States | Washington Mystics | UCLA |
| 20 | Jennifer Harris # | G | United States | Chicago Sky | Washburn |
| 21 | Mistie Williams (traded to Houston) | F | United States | Phoenix Mercury (from Detroit) | Duke |
| 22 | Willnett Crockett | F | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Connecticut |
| 23 | Brooke Queenan | F | United States | New York Liberty | Boston College |
| 24 | Renae Camino # | G | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} Australia | Houston Comets | AIS (Australia) |
| 25 | Dalila Eshe # | F | United States | Seattle Storm | Florida |
| 26 | Kasha Terry | F | United States | Indiana Fever | Georgia Tech |
| 27 | LaToya Bond | G | United States | Charlotte Sting (from Sacramento) | Missouri |
| 28 | Debbie Merrill # | F | United States | Connecticut Sun | Ohio State |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Tiffany Stansbury | F/C | United States | Houston Comets | North Carolina State |
| 30 | Khara Smith # | F | United States | San Antonio Silver Stars | DePaul |
| 31 | Megan Duffy | G | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Notre Dame |
| 32 | Crystal Smith | G | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Iowa |
| 33 | Mariam Sy # | C | United States | Washington Mystics | Oklahoma City |
| 34 | Kerri Gardin | F | United States | Chicago Sky | Virginia Tech |
| 35 | Zane Teilane | C |  Latvia | Detroit Shock | Western Illinois |
| 36 | Tiffany Porter-Talbert # | G | United States | Los Angeles Sparks | Western Kentucky |
| 37 | Christelle N'Garsanet | C |  Ivory Coast | New York Liberty | Missouri |
| 38 | Jessica Foley # | G | Australia | Indiana Fever (from Houston) | Duke |
| 39 | Erin Grant | G | United States | Seattle Storm | Texas Tech |
| 40 | Marina Kuzina # | C |  Russia | Indiana Fever | Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia) |
| 41 | Lamisha Augustine # | F | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | San Jose State |
| 42 | Marita Payne # | C | Australia | Connecticut Sun | Auburn |
See also
References
- ^ "Chicago Sky chooses 13 players in expansion draft". Our Sports Central. November 16, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- "All-Time WNBA draft history". WNBA. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
